About Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1-11 ) | Imperfect Series
Despite the different gifts Christians may have, despite the different ministries we may be called to all those gifts and ministries are given with one mission in mind that name […]
Taking the Lord’s Supper Seriously (1 Corinthians 11:17-34) | Imperfect Series
Partaking in the Lord’s supper together is an essential part of Christian worship and community. It is a regular reminder of the foundation of our faith, the forgiveness and grace […]
Hair, Head Coverings, and Headship (1 Corinthians 11:2-16) | Imperfect Series
This may be one of the most difficult and controversial passages in all of the bible. There is a lot of debate and a lot of disagreement over what Paul […]
Community, Conscience and Conflict (1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1) | Imperfect Series
Imagine a community of people that all functioned with this phrase as their motto: “Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.” Imagine how radically […]
Don’t Be Idle About Your Idols (1 Corinthians 10:1-22) | Imperfect Series
Paul warns the church in Corinth about the incredible danger of idolatry by reminding them of the story of the exodus. They were a people who had been saved by […]
The Gospel > My Rights (1 Corinthians 9:1-27) | Imperfect Series
Paul continues the theme of rights. Last week we looked at the fact that our rights and freedoms need to be constrained by our love for our brothers and sisters […]
How to be 100% Right and Still be Wrong (1 Corinthians 8:1-13) | Imperfect Series
Our culture puts a high value on rights and freedoms and rights and freedoms are a good thing, but they aren’t the ultimate thing. In Christ we have been set […]
Living lives of undivided devotion (1 Corinthians 7:17-40) | Imperfect Series
Underlying all Paul’s writing in this chapter about marriage and singleness is this concern, that as God’s people we would live lives of undivided devotion to him. The issue for […]
Marriage, Singleness, and Divorce (1 Corinthians 7:1-16) | Imperfect Series
Both singleness and marriage are good gifts from God, they both come with their own benefits and their own responsibilities. Marriage brings with it the good gift of sex, but […]
The Truth About Sex (1 Corinthians 6:12-20) | Imperfect
The popular view in culture is that sex is merely a physical act and that our sex lives are no bodies business but our own. Paul contradicts both these assumptions […]
Because Christ Has Been Raised You Can Be Too (1 Corinthians 15:1-28) | Imperfect (EASTER)
As Christians we celebrate Easter because Easter changes everything. The belief that Jesus truly died, was buried, and then rose again on the first Easter Sunday is the cornerstone of […]
Righting Wrongs the Wrong Way (1 Corinthians 6:1-11) | Imperfect
As humans, it is natural for us to want to seek justice when we feel wronged. However, as Christians, we must remember that we have been forgiven through Christ’s death […]
